2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you pursue a master's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 57 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music performance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music performance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music performance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music performance students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in Georgia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Music Performance

1

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in music performance from Georgia State University

2

Columbus State University
Columbus, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Columbus State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music performance. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in music performance from Columbus State University

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Performance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	99
North Carolina	334	52
Virginia	331	32
Tennessee	313	7
Kentucky	268	16
South Carolina	260	13
Alabama	258	5
Louisiana	250	72
Arkansas	187	27

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Music Performance Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	35
Conducting	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.